Title The colonial volunteers : the defence forces of the Australian colonies, 1836-1901 / Bob Nicholls

Published Sydney : Allen & Unwin, 1988

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Location	Call no.	Vol.	Availability
W'PONDS	994.03 Nic		AVAILABLE
ADPML REF	994.03 Nic/Cvt		LIB USE ONLY

Description xvii, 215 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 24 cm regular print Contents 1 Early days-1836-1850 -- 2 The foe...they come! They come!-1851-1858 -- 3 User pays-1859-1863 -- 4 Aid and comfort-1864-1869 -- 5 Post-withdrawal symptoms-1870-1875 -- 6 When in trouble-1876-1879 -- 7 When in doubt-1880-1884 -- 8 Run in circles-1885 -- 9 Scream and shout-1886-1889 -- 10 Hard times-1890-1894 -- 11 A general scheme-1895-1898 -- 12 For federal defence-1899-1901 -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Appendixes -- I The voyage of the Childers -- II Details of 1901 stocktake of ordnance -- III Text of Colonial Naval Defence Act 1865 -- Photographic Credits -- Bibliography Analysis Armies Colonies Great Britain History, 1801-1900 Navies Volunteer forces Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography: pages 207-209 Includes index Subject Great Britain. Army -- Colonial forces -- Australia. Great Britain. Royal Navy -- Colonial forces -- Australia. Military service, Voluntary -- Australia. SUBJECT Australia -- Armed Forces http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92004658 -- History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005024 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 -- 1788-1851 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 -- 1851-1891 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 -- 1891-1901 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Military. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005863 Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- History, Naval. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005865 United Kingdom -- Colonies http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056632 -- Australia http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79021326 -- Defenses. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh99005481 LC no. 04302003 ISBN 0043020038

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